| ترجمات رئيسية |
| less adv | (not as) | أقلّ |
| | (صيغة أفعل التفضيل) | - |
| | I drive to work rather than take the train because it's less expensive. |
| | أذهب إلى العمل بالسيارة بدلاً من ركوب القطار لأن ذلك أقلّ كلفة. |
| | أذهب إلى العمل بالسيارة بدلاً من ركوب القطار لأن ذلك أرخص. |
| less + [adjective] than adv | (not as ... as) | أقلّ |
| | I find representational art less interesting than abstract art. |
| | أجد أن الفن التمثيليّ يثير اهتمامي أقلّ مما يثيره الفن المجرَّد. |
| less adv | (not as much or as often) | لا... كثيرًا |
| | I'll be fine, mom! You should worry less. |
| | سأكون بخير يا أمي. لا تقلقي كثيرًا علي. |
| less adv | (not as much or as often as) | أقل |
| | Richard exercises less than Audrey does. |
| | يتدرب ريتشارد أقلّ مما تتدرّب أودري. |
| less adj | (smaller in quantity) | أقلّ |
| | You have less work than I do. |
| | لديك عمل أقلّ مما لديّ. |
| less prep | (minus) | بدون حساب |
| | The ring sold for $5 million, less tax. |
| | بيع الخاتم بخمسة ملايين دولار بدون حساب الضريبة. |
| less adj | nonstandard (with plural countable noun: fewer) | أقل |
| ملاحظة: The correct comparative for plural countable nouns is "fewer", with "less" being used for uncountables, although the latter is very commonly and erroneously used with countable nouns. |
| | I've got less sweets than you. |
| | عندي قطع حلوى أقلّ منك. |
| less pron | (smaller amount) | أقل |
| | The price is fifty dollars, and I won't take less. |
| | السعر هو خمسون دولارًا، ولن أقبل بأقل. |
| less pron | nonstandard (plural countable: fewer) | أقل |
| | There are less here than before. |
| | عددهم هنا أقلّ من قبل. |
صيغ مركبة:
less | little |
| any less adv | (not as) | غير، أقلّ |
| ملاحظة: used in questions and negatives |
| | Being young doesn't make her any less qualified for the job. |
| any less adv | (not as much) | أقلّ |
| | Even though I disapprove of what you did, that doesn't mean that I love you any less. |
couldn't care less about [sth],
could not care less about [sth] v expr | informal (feel completely apathetic towards) | لا يهمّه إطلاقًا |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | هو آخر همّه |
| | I couldn't care less about the tabloid headlines. |
| even less adj | (not so, not as) | أقل |
| | This year's episodes of "Love or Lust" on TV are even less interesting than last year's. |
| even less adv | (to a smaller degree) | بدرجة أقل، بصورة أقل |
| | I'm not keen on mice and I like rats even less. |
| far less adj | (not nearly so, nowhere near as) | أقل بكثير |
| | My sister loves meeting new people; she is far less shy than I am. |
| far less adj | (not nearly as much) | أقلّ، أقلّ بكثير |
| | I watch far less TV than I used to. |
| far less adv | (to a much lesser degree) | أقلّ بكثير |
| | I play guitar far less since taking up the piano. |
| less and less adv | (to a progressively smaller degree) | على نحو متناقص، أقلّ فأقلّ |
| | As I get older I like the hot weather less and less every year. |
| less is more expr | (it is better to be concise or subtle) | الاختصار أحسن، التبسيط أفضل |
| less than adj | (not as many as) | أقل من |
| ملاحظة: sometimes considered incorrect; use 'fewer than' |
| | We have less than ten places available for students. |
| less than adj | (not as much or as great as) | أقل من |
| | She ate less than her brother. |
| | Five is less than seven. |
| make [sth/sb] less alarming⇒ vtr | (lessen the shock of [sth]) | يخفف من وطأة شيء |
| | The prime minister was accused of 'doctoring' crime figures to make them less alarming. |
more haste,
less speed expr | (Work carefully to finish faster) | لا تجعل السرعة تؤخّرك |
| | | كن حريصًا في عملك كي تنتهي بوقت أسرع |
| | Proofreading requires a lot of careful attention to detail; it's a case of more haste, less speed. |
| more or less adv | (to a greater or lesser extent) | تقريبًا، نوعًا ما |
| | I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year. |
| much less n | (a considerably smaller quantity) | لأمور أقلّ بكثير |
| | Men have fought wars for much less. |
| much less adv | (to a lesser degree) | إلى حد أقل |
| | If I liked her much less I wouldn't like her at all! |
| neither more nor less n | (the same amount or degree) | لا أكثر ولا أقل |
| | Put a single egg, neither more nor less, into the bowl. |
| | Her daughter received neither more nor less from her will than her son did. |
| neither more nor less adv | (to the same amount or degree) | بالضبط، لا أكثر ولا أقل |
| | This horse runs neither more nor less quickly than that one. |
| no less adv | (however surprising that seems) | المفاجأة هي... |
| | He came top of his class, no less! |
| no less pron | (nothing inferior) | لا شيء أقل |
| | I expect perfection; no less will do! |
| no less adv | (not any less, not to any lesser degree) | لا أقل من ذلك |
| no less than expr | (at least) | ما لا يقلّ عن |
| ملاحظة: Often used to add emphasis. |
| | That year, inflation was no less than 60%, and people saw a dramatic fall in the value of their savings. |
| | No less than 150 people entered the contest. |
| no less than expr | (equivalent to) | هو بمثابة |
| | The general said that declaring a no-fly zone would be no less than an act of war. |
| | قال الجنرال إن إعلان منطقة حظر جويّ هو بمثابة إعلان حرب. |
| no more and no less n | (an equal amount or degree) | لا زيادة ولا نقصان |
| | Put in one pint of oil, no more and no less. |
| no more and no less adv | (equally) | مثلما |
| | The dental treatment hurt no more and no less than the last time. |
| no more and no less adj | (exactly) | بالضبط، لا أكثر ولا أقل |
| | I will accept the proper fee, no more and no less. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with noun: only) | فقط، وحده |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | في منتهى |
| | His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |